The latest high-rise proposal for the rapidly transforming Regent Street, Kogarah precinct will see the demolition of three houses to be replaced by an 11-storey, 61-unit building.
The application for 80-84 Regent Street will be considered by the Georges River Council Local Planning Panel this Thursday with a council recommendation for approval.
The $17.7 million proposal amalgamates three allotments at 80 to 84 Regent Street to make a 1358 square-metre site.
The site is located on the northern side of Regent Street and within the Kogarah North Precinct which has been recently upzoned High Density Residential land uses.
The Kogarah North Precinct will undergo "significant urban renewal" with buildings up to 33-metres in height, according to the council's report.
Adjoining the site to the west is an approved 11-storey development with 104 units.
To the north across Stanley Lane is an approved 10-storey development with 87 units.
Another site at 12-24 Stanley Street containing four single-storey dwellings and three two-storey dwellings is also subject to a development application seeking consent for an 11-storey building with 116 units and which is currently under council assessment.
An existing 10-storey building on Princes Highway, adjoining the site has 84 units.
The 80-84 Regent Street proposal seeks a height variation from the 33-metre controls in the Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012 of 13 per cent or 4.3-metres to accommodate a lift over-run and a 228 square-metre communal rooftop terrace.
"The proposal is not considered to have any adverse impacts on the natural and built environment," according to the council report accompanying the DA.
"It has been considered in context with the future surrounding development as part of the Kogarah North Precinct Urban Design Strategy adopted by Georges River Council.
"Additionally, the proposal is considered to contribute to the social and economic dimensions sought to be achieved within the precinct."
